After supplying power to the capital for over four decades, the Badarpur power station closed operations fully and permanently on Monday. The Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority

Tata Power Renewable Energy, a fully-owned subsidiary of Tata Power Co Ltd (BOM:500400), intends to grow its rooftop solar business to 1 GW in three to four years from 250 MW currently, according to a top official.

In a major initiative towards switching over to renewable energy, Allahabad University has energised its solar panels installed over 23 buildings spread over its four campuses, on Monday. This facility will produce 1.438 MW (megawatt) of energy i.e. 6000 units per day.

The UP Power Corporation Limited is planning to launch a new scheme for providing electricity connections easily and swiftly. The proposed scheme, 'Jhatpat Connection Yojana' (instant connection scheme)

After facing stiff challenge from rival bidders, JSW Steel may finally emerge victorious in the battle for control of Bhushan Power & Steel (BPSL). Debt-ridden BPSL is facing insolvency proceedings for the past 15 month

Minister of Railways and Coal Piyush Goyal will receive the University of Pennsylvania's top prize in energy policy for his leadership in reforming India's power sector, spearheading efforts to fast-track electrification

In what may further reduce India’s solar power tariffs, Saudi Arabia is interested in partnering with India for developing complementary supply chains as well as deploying finance and new technologies here.

Rising temperature is pushing up the demand for powerin the city and across the state, forcing power units, over 85% of which are thermal, to burn more coal and heat up the earth a bit more while drawing huge amounts of water

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi voiced concerns about high crude prices, oil cartel OPEC Tuesday said it has not failed India and other major consuming countries as it restored stability in the market after four years of downturn.

A rise in oil prices to four-year highs is heaping pressure on big emerging-market crude consumers such as Turkey, India, Indonesia and South Africa that are already grappling with current account deficits, weak currencies and rising inflation.

Ahead of the US sanctions against Iran, India on Tuesday said availability of crude oil to replace lost volumes is not an issue but the "sentiment" around losing a big oil supplier is driving prices higher.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is in “catholic marriage” with India, said secretary-general Mohammad Barkindo as the country is one of the biggest consumers of crude oil and there is a vested interest in its economic growth and prosperity.

Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan will launch the Road Show for Phase II of Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves on 17th Oct'2018, in New Delhi.

Indian insurers are not offering coverage policies for storage of Iranian oil, an Indian Oil Corp Ltd official said, owing to impending US sanctions on import of crude from Iran, which are expected to kick in on November 4.

The government is said to have asked oil PSUs to consider Rs 20,000 crore in share buybacks, ET Now reported quoting agencies. The latest amount was double of Rs 10,000-crore buybacks an ET report anticipated on Monday.

At the same time, India is closely working with the United States to further its strategic interests. India's Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) expects India to get a waiver from U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil

Oil prices rose on Tuesday on signs of falling Iran oil exports ahead of US sanctions against Tehran in November, while geopolitical tensions remain over a missing Saudi journalist. International benchmark Brent crude

French energy giant Total SA Tuesday said it is in discussions with multiple Indian companies to acquire a stake in LNG import terminals and city gas distribution projects and is also interested in setting up petrol pumps in the world's fastest growing energy consuming nation.

OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo said global spare oil capacity was shrinking, adding that producers and companies should increase their production capacities and invest more to meet current demand.

Operations of more than 120 fuel pump stations across Tamil Nadu have been suspended and penal action is being initiated against them for "short delivery" of petrol and diesel detected during a recent state-wide intensive raids by the Labour department.

Rising fuel prices and waning business activities in the region has begun haunting the ruling Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) ahead of the assembly elections with industrialists blaming the government for not fulfilling the promises and ignoring small scale industries.

BP’s group chief executive officer Bob Dudley on Monday expressed confidence that there won’t be a return of state control on fuel pricing in India and said that issues such as gas migration dispute “probably slowed down” its investments here.

Citizens are yet to receive any respite from skyrocketing fuel prices, as the retail rates of petrol and diesel have once again witnessed a hike on Tuesday. In Delhi, petrol is being sold at Rs 82.83 per litre after an increase of 11 paise

Rising fuel prices in the country have not just hit the common man hard but its ramifications are being felt elsewhere as well. The Indian Railways is feeling a painful pinch as diesel prices soar to astronomical levels and its budget and operating ratio could take a profound

Indian Railways is mulling doing away with cubicle curtains in air-conditioned second-tier (2 AC) coaches of all trains. So there are chances that next time you are travelling in a train in an AC-2 tier coach,

With BMRCL expected to convert all its existing three-car trains into six-car ones, the power requirement is likely to jump by 73%. At present, the energy requirement of a three-car trainis 8.3 unit per km. This will increase to 14.4 unit per km for six-car trains.

To prevent the choking of newly installed bio-toilets in trains, the Indian Railways is planning to place dustbins in all their lavatories by December 2018, sources said. The decision was taken after plastic bags, sanitary napkins, bottles were found stuck